An 18 year old freshman at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, could be expelled his first year of college because of a Facebook group he was the administrator of. Facebook started as a way for college students to network online and Chris Avenir used is as a virtual study group for his chemistry class. Now he faces charges of academic misconduct and could be kicked out of the university.
Spyware Cheating Affiliate Merchants
Researcher Ben Edelman cited a half-dozen examples of affiliate merchants being cheated by spyware, particularly by claiming commissions on organic traffic coming to those merchants.
TeachersPayTeachers: Cheating?
Most educators frown heavily upon the practice of students “sharing” their work with each other. Whether someone gives an old paper to a friend, or sells an essay online, instructors reject such forms of plagiarism. But now, through a new website, teachers are invited to participate in an information market of their own.
Link Cheating On The Rise
Website owners and webmasters who are trying to improve their search engine ranking by trading links with other sites should beware of being cheated. Beware of link cheating.